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Subject: RE: BS: RIP EAP 81677
From: UB Ed
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 09:44 AM

I agree Rick; the early stuff is what counts. I've only come to appreciate him in later years by virtue of a friend who's a bigger Elvis fan than me. We played at the pub last night so we thought some mention would be appropriate. To prepare, I went to Elvis.com which provides a whole lotta info.

Although Fat Karate Kicking Vegas singers aren't my style, he was indeed terribly important musically. Here's some quotes from the site:

"Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century. He introduced the beat to everything, music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution - the 60's comes from it."

Leonard Bernstein, 1960's.

"A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis."

Jackie Wilson

"When I first heard Elvis' voice I just knew that I wasn't going to work for anybody; and nobody was going to be my boss...Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail."

Bob Dylan

Another aspect I find fascinating is the number of Elvis impersonators and how he keeps popping up in the strangest places. What a subculture!

Anyway, the King is dead; Long live the King!

Subject: RE: BS: RIP EAP 81677
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 17 Aug 01 - 12:11 AM

Just shows how youthful you are Sorch. Those of us of a "certain age" remember him as the first white blues singer to make the charts. he and his little band swung like crazy!! It was all over in less than two years though. After he left Sam Phillips and Sun records, he just became another Pop singer. But Oh, boy, If you get a recording of those first twenty songs....it's somethin' else.

The fat guy doin' karate kicks in Las Vegas? Not terribly interesting to me.

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: RIP EAP 81677
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 06:16 PM

ahhhh, OK, then. I have never been an Elvis fan so I didn't catch the reference. Thanks. (I guess he did contribute, I just can't quite figure out how........)

Subject: RE: BS: RIP EAP 81677
From: Mountain Dog
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 06:08 PM

Hi, Sorcha

Ed's just reminding us that Elvis left the building in perpetuity 24 years ago today.

Subject: RE: BS: RIP EAP 81677
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 05:46 PM

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Subject: RIP EAP 81677
From: UB Ed
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 03:41 PM

"Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess."